settings to choose default tab types

app/lib/domain/services/generic_website.g.dart

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ part of 'generic_website.dart';
 // **************************************************************************
 
 String _$genericWebsiteServiceHash() =>
-    r'19ce8c27e316d9220152f6ad9cfa8024d191c0f0';
+    r'c20897405a4d31983a22d61e955ffb7430d06a54';
 
 /// See also [GenericWebsiteService].
 @ProviderFor(GenericWebsiteService)

app/lib/features/bangs/presentation/screens/list.dart

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import 'package:weblibre/features/bangs/domain/providers/bangs.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/bangs/presentation/widgets/bang_details.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/domain/providers/tab_state.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/features/browser/domain/providers.dart';
+import 'package:weblibre/features/user/domain/repositories/general_settings.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/presentation/widgets/failure_widget.dart';
 
 class BangListScreen extends HookConsumerWidget {
@@ -61,10 +62,14 @@ class BangListScreen extends HookConsumerWidget {
                           .read(selectedBangTriggerProvider().notifier)
                           .setTrigger(bang.trigger);
 
+                      final settings = ref.read(
+                        generalSettingsRepositoryProvider,
+                      );
+
                       SearchRoute(
                         tabType:
                             ref.read(selectedTabTypeProvider) ??
-                            TabType.regular,
+                            settings.defaultCreateTabType,
                       ).go(context);
                     },
                   );

app/lib/features/bangs/presentation/widgets/bang_details.dart

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import 'package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/core/routing/routes.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/bangs/data/models/bang_data.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/domain/repositories/tab.dart';
+import 'package:weblibre/features/user/domain/repositories/general_settings.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/presentation/widgets/url_icon.dart';
 
 class BangDetails extends HookConsumerWidget {
@@ -86,10 +87,15 @@ class BangDetails extends HookConsumerWidget {
                     ),
                     onPressed: () async {
                       final url = Uri.parse(bangData.getTemplateUrl('').origin);
+                      final isPrivate =
+                          ref
+                              .read(generalSettingsRepositoryProvider)
+                              .defaultCreateTabType ==
+                          TabType.private;
 
                       await ref
                           .read(tabRepositoryProvider.notifier)
-                          .addTab(url: url);
+                          .addTab(url: url, private: isPrivate);
 
                       if (context.mounted) {
                         BrowserRoute().go(context);

app/lib/features/bangs/presentation/widgets/site_search.dart

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_hooks/flutter_hooks.dart';
 import 'package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart';
 import 'package:nullability/nullability.dart';
+import 'package:weblibre/core/routing/routes.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/extensions/uri.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/bangs/data/models/bang_data.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/bangs/domain/providers/bangs.dart';
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/features/browser/domain/providers.da
 import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/features/search/domain/providers/search_suggestions.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/features/search/presentation/widgets/search_field.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/features/search/presentation/widgets/search_modules/fixed_search_suggestions.dart';
+import 'package:weblibre/features/user/domain/repositories/general_settings.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/presentation/hooks/listenable_callback.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/presentation/widgets/selectable_chips.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/presentation/widgets/url_icon.dart';
@@ -82,7 +84,11 @@ class SiteSearch extends HookConsumerWidget {
           ref.read(bottomSheetControllerProvider.notifier).dismiss();
         } else if (bang != null) {
           final isPrivate =
-              ref.read(selectedTabStateProvider)?.isPrivate ?? false;
+              ref.read(selectedTabStateProvider)?.isPrivate ??
+              ref
+                      .read(generalSettingsRepositoryProvider)
+                      .defaultCreateTabType ==
+                  TabType.private;
 
           final searchUri = bang.getTemplateUrl(value);
 

app/lib/features/geckoview/domain/providers.dart

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/domain/providers/selected_tab.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/domain/providers/tab_state.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/domain/repositories/tab.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/features/find_in_page/presentation/controllers/find_in_page.dart';
+import 'package:weblibre/features/user/domain/repositories/general_settings.dart';
 
 part 'providers.g.dart';
 
@@ -43,8 +44,11 @@ GeckoSelectionActionService selectionActionService(Ref ref) {
     service.setActions([
       SearchAction((text) async {
         final router = await ref.read(routerProvider.future);
+        final settings = ref.read(generalSettingsRepositoryProvider);
         final route = SearchRoute(
-          tabType: ref.read(selectedTabTypeProvider) ?? TabType.regular,
+          tabType:
+              ref.read(selectedTabTypeProvider) ??
+              settings.defaultCreateTabType,
           searchText: text,
         );
 
@@ -57,13 +61,19 @@ GeckoSelectionActionService selectionActionService(Ref ref) {
 
         if (defaultSearchBang != null) {
           final currentTab = ref.read(selectedTabStateProvider);
+          final isPrivate =
+              currentTab?.isPrivate ??
+              ref
+                      .read(generalSettingsRepositoryProvider)
+                      .defaultCreateTabType ==
+                  TabType.private;
 
           await ref
               .read(tabRepositoryProvider.notifier)
               .addTab(
                 url: defaultSearchBang.getTemplateUrl(text),
                 parentId: currentTab?.id,
-                private: currentTab?.isPrivate ?? false,
+                private: isPrivate,
               );
         } else {
           logger.e('No default search bang found');

app/lib/features/geckoview/domain/providers.g.dart

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ part of 'providers.dart';
 // **************************************************************************
 
 String _$selectionActionServiceHash() =>
-    r'ab6aeb105020a16ed24911acd73ba8553e5b3905';
+    r'f356434878b46fd443c8e3a8a48cf07c34a63b70';
 
 /// See also [selectionActionService].
 @ProviderFor(selectionActionService)

app/lib/features/geckoview/domain/repositories/tab.dart

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import 'package:flutter_mozilla_components/flutter_mozilla_components.dart';
 import 'package:nullability/nullability.dart';
 import 'package:riverpod_annotation/riverpod_annotation.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/core/logger.dart';
+import 'package:weblibre/core/routing/routes.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/bangs/domain/providers/bangs.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/domain/entities/states/tab.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/domain/providers.dart';
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/features/tabs/domain/providers/selec
 import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/features/tabs/domain/repositories/container.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/features/tabs/domain/repositories/tab.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/share_intent/domain/entities/shared_content.dart';
+import 'package:weblibre/features/user/domain/repositories/general_settings.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/utils/debouncer.dart';
 
 part 'tab.g.dart';
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ class TabRepository extends _$TabRepository {
     String? parentId,
     LoadUrlFlags flags = LoadUrlFlags.NONE,
     Source source = Internal.newTab,
-    bool private = false,
+    required bool private,
     HistoryMetadataKey? historyMetadata,
     Map<String, String>? additionalHeaders,
   }) async {
@@ -222,7 +224,7 @@ class TabRepository extends _$TabRepository {
     if (availableContainers.isNotEmpty) {
       //Last resort push new tab to avoid any authenticated tab is selected
       // ignore: avoid_redundant_argument_values
-      await addTab(selectTab: true);
+      await addTab(selectTab: true, private: false);
     }
   }
 
@@ -345,9 +347,17 @@ class TabRepository extends _$TabRepository {
       engineBoundIntentStreamProvider,
       (previous, next) {
         next.whenData((value) async {
+          final isPrivate =
+              ref
+                  .read(generalSettingsRepositoryProvider)
+                  .defaultIntentTabType ==
+              TabType.private;
+
           switch (value) {
             case SharedUrl():
-              _tabFromIntent.add(await addTab(url: value.url));
+              _tabFromIntent.add(
+                await addTab(url: value.url, private: isPrivate),
+              );
             case SharedText():
               final defaultSearchBang =
                   ref.read(selectedBangDataProvider()) ??
@@ -356,6 +366,7 @@ class TabRepository extends _$TabRepository {
               _tabFromIntent.add(
                 await addTab(
                   url: defaultSearchBang?.getTemplateUrl(value.text),
+                  private: isPrivate,
                 ),
               );
           }

app/lib/features/geckoview/domain/repositories/tab.g.dart

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ part of 'tab.dart';
 // RiverpodGenerator
 // **************************************************************************
 
-String _$tabRepositoryHash() => r'4b0dc3bbfd3635398009d655d811a4a35dbfb503';
+String _$tabRepositoryHash() => r'fccaa6521e1bad7e8b3f82e6d611469348dc8667';
 
 /// See also [TabRepository].
 @ProviderFor(TabRepository)

app/lib/features/geckoview/features/browser/presentation/widgets/browser_modules/bottom_app_bar.dart

@@ -207,9 +207,18 @@ class BrowserBottomAppBar extends HookConsumerWidget {
                 ),
                 MenuItemButton(
                   onPressed: () async {
+                    final isPrivate =
+                        ref
+                            .read(generalSettingsRepositoryProvider)
+                            .defaultCreateTabType ==
+                        TabType.private;
+
                     await ref
                         .read(tabRepositoryProvider.notifier)
-                        .addTab(url: ref.read(docsUriProvider));
+                        .addTab(
+                          url: ref.read(docsUriProvider),
+                          private: isPrivate,
+                        );
                   },
                   leadingIcon: const Icon(Icons.help),
                   child: const Text('Help and feedback'),
@@ -257,10 +266,17 @@ class BrowserBottomAppBar extends HookConsumerWidget {
                         ),
                         MenuItemButton(
                           onPressed: () async {
+                            final isPrivate =
+                                ref
+                                    .read(generalSettingsRepositoryProvider)
+                                    .defaultCreateTabType ==
+                                TabType.private;
+
                             await ref
                                 .read(tabRepositoryProvider.notifier)
                                 .addTab(
                                   url: Uri.parse('https://addons.mozilla.org'),
+                                  private: isPrivate,
                                 );
                           },
                           leadingIcon: const Icon(MdiIcons.puzzlePlus),

app/lib/features/geckoview/features/browser/presentation/widgets/browser_modules/browser_view.dart

@@ -313,13 +313,16 @@ class _BrowserViewState extends ConsumerState<BrowserView>
                 widget.suggestionTimeout) {
           //Don't do anything if a child route is active
           if (GoRouterState.of(context).topRoute?.name == BrowserRoute.name) {
+            final settings = ref.read(generalSettingsRepositoryProvider);
+
             unawaited(
               showSuggestNewTabMessage(
                 context,
                 onAdd: (searchText) async {
                   await SearchRoute(
                     tabType:
-                        ref.read(selectedTabTypeProvider) ?? TabType.regular,
+                        ref.read(selectedTabTypeProvider) ??
+                        settings.defaultCreateTabType,
                     searchText: searchText ?? SearchRoute.emptySearchText,
                   ).push(context);
                 },

app/lib/features/geckoview/features/browser/presentation/widgets/sheets/view_tab.dart

@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ class ViewTabSheetWidget extends HookConsumerWidget {
                 onTap: () async {
                   final tabId = await ref
                       .read(tabRepositoryProvider.notifier)
-                      .addTab(url: initialTabState.url);
+                      .addTab(url: initialTabState.url, private: false);
 
                   if (context.mounted) {
                     //save reference before pop `ref` gets disposed

app/lib/features/geckoview/features/browser/presentation/widgets/sheets/view_tabs.dart

@@ -605,8 +605,12 @@ class ViewTabsSheetWidget extends HookConsumerWidget {
           ),
           child: FloatingActionButton.small(
             onPressed: () async {
+              final settings = ref.read(generalSettingsRepositoryProvider);
+
               await SearchRoute(
-                tabType: ref.read(selectedTabTypeProvider) ?? TabType.regular,
+                tabType:
+                    ref.read(selectedTabTypeProvider) ??
+                    settings.defaultCreateTabType,
               ).push(context);
 
               onClose();
@@ -782,8 +786,12 @@ class ViewTabTreesSheetWidget extends HookConsumerWidget {
           ),
           child: FloatingActionButton.small(
             onPressed: () async {
+              final settings = ref.read(generalSettingsRepositoryProvider);
+
               await SearchRoute(
-                tabType: ref.read(selectedTabTypeProvider) ?? TabType.regular,
+                tabType:
+                    ref.read(selectedTabTypeProvider) ??
+                    settings.defaultCreateTabType,
               ).push(context);
 
               onClose();

app/lib/features/geckoview/features/contextmenu/presentation/candidates/open_image_new_tab.dart

@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@ import 'package:flutter_material_design_icons/flutter_material_design_icons.dart
 import 'package:flutter_mozilla_components/flutter_mozilla_components.dart';
 import 'package:go_router/go_router.dart';
 import 'package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart';
+import 'package:weblibre/core/routing/routes.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/domain/providers/tab_state.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/domain/repositories/tab.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/features/contextmenu/extensions/hit_result.dart';
+import 'package:weblibre/features/user/domain/repositories/general_settings.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/utils/ui_helper.dart';
 
 class OpenImageInNewTab extends HookConsumerWidget {
@@ -43,6 +45,10 @@ class OpenImageInNewTab extends HookConsumerWidget {
       title: const Text('Open image in new tab'),
       onTap: () async {
         final currentTab = ref.read(selectedTabStateProvider);
+        final isPrivate =
+            currentTab?.isPrivate ??
+            ref.read(generalSettingsRepositoryProvider).defaultCreateTabType ==
+                TabType.private;
 
         final tabId = await ref
             .read(tabRepositoryProvider.notifier)
@@ -50,7 +56,7 @@ class OpenImageInNewTab extends HookConsumerWidget {
               url: hitResult.tryGetLink(),
               parentId: currentTab?.id,
               selectTab: false,
-              private: currentTab?.isPrivate ?? false,
+              private: isPrivate,
             );
 
         if (context.mounted) {

app/lib/features/geckoview/features/contextmenu/presentation/candidates/open_new_tab.dart

@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@ import 'package:flutter_material_design_icons/flutter_material_design_icons.dart
 import 'package:flutter_mozilla_components/flutter_mozilla_components.dart';
 import 'package:go_router/go_router.dart';
 import 'package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart';
+import 'package:weblibre/core/routing/routes.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/domain/providers/tab_state.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/domain/repositories/tab.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/features/contextmenu/extensions/hit_result.dart';
+import 'package:weblibre/features/user/domain/repositories/general_settings.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/utils/ui_helper.dart';
 
 class OpenInNewTab extends HookConsumerWidget {
@@ -43,6 +45,10 @@ class OpenInNewTab extends HookConsumerWidget {
       title: const Text('Open in new tab'),
       onTap: () async {
         final currentTab = ref.read(selectedTabStateProvider);
+        final isPrivate =
+            currentTab?.isPrivate ??
+            ref.read(generalSettingsRepositoryProvider).defaultCreateTabType ==
+                TabType.private;
 
         final tabId = await ref
             .read(tabRepositoryProvider.notifier)
@@ -50,7 +56,7 @@ class OpenInNewTab extends HookConsumerWidget {
               url: hitResult.tryGetLink(),
               parentId: currentTab?.id,
               selectTab: false,
-              private: currentTab?.isPrivate ?? false,
+              private: isPrivate,
             );
 
         if (context.mounted) {

app/lib/features/onboarding/presentation/onboarding.dart

@@ -144,7 +144,10 @@ class OnboardingScreen extends HookConsumerWidget {
 
                         await ref
                             .read(tabRepositoryProvider.notifier)
-                            .addTab(url: ref.read(docsUriProvider));
+                            .addTab(
+                              url: ref.read(docsUriProvider),
+                              private: false,
+                            );
 
                         ref.invalidate(routerProvider);
                       },

app/lib/features/settings/presentation/screens/general_settings.dart

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import 'package:flutter_material_design_icons/flutter_material_design_icons.dart
 import 'package:google_fonts/google_fonts.dart';
 import 'package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart';
 import 'package:nullability/nullability.dart';
+import 'package:weblibre/core/routing/routes.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/search/domain/entities/abstract/i_search_suggestion_provider.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/settings/presentation/controllers/save_settings.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/settings/presentation/widgets/bang_icon.dart';
@@ -97,6 +98,116 @@ class GeneralSettingsScreen extends HookConsumerWidget {
                   ],
                 ),
               ),
+              Padding(
+                padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(
+                  horizontal: 16.0,
+                  vertical: 8,
+                ),
+                child: Column(
+                  mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
+                  crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
+                  children: [
+                    const ListTile(
+                      title: Text('New Tab Default'),
+                      subtitle: Text(
+                        'Choose the default type for manually created tabs',
+                      ),
+                      leading: Icon(MdiIcons.tab),
+                      contentPadding: EdgeInsets.zero,
+                    ),
+                    Center(
+                      child: SegmentedButton(
+                        showSelectedIcon: false,
+                        segments: const [
+                          ButtonSegment(
+                            value: TabType.regular,
+                            label: Text('Regular'),
+                            icon: Icon(MdiIcons.tab),
+                          ),
+                          ButtonSegment(
+                            value: TabType.private,
+                            label: Text('Private'),
+                            icon: Icon(MdiIcons.tabUnselected),
+                          ),
+                        ],
+                        selected: {generalSettings.defaultCreateTabType},
+                        onSelectionChanged: (value) async {
+                          await ref
+                              .read(
+                                saveGeneralSettingsControllerProvider.notifier,
+                              )
+                              .save(
+                                (currentSettings) => currentSettings.copyWith
+                                    .defaultCreateTabType(value.first),
+                              );
+                        },
+                        style: switch (generalSettings.defaultCreateTabType) {
+                          TabType.regular => null,
+                          TabType.private => SegmentedButton.styleFrom(
+                            selectedBackgroundColor: const Color(0x648000D7),
+                          ),
+                          TabType.child => null,
+                        },
+                      ),
+                    ),
+                  ],
+                ),
+              ),
+              Padding(
+                padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(
+                  horizontal: 16.0,
+                  vertical: 8,
+                ),
+                child: Column(
+                  mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
+                  crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
+                  children: [
+                    const ListTile(
+                      title: Text('External Link Handling'),
+                      subtitle: Text(
+                        'Choose how external links open in WebLibre',
+                      ),
+                      leading: Icon(MdiIcons.tabPlus),
+                      contentPadding: EdgeInsets.zero,
+                    ),
+                    Center(
+                      child: SegmentedButton(
+                        showSelectedIcon: false,
+                        segments: const [
+                          ButtonSegment(
+                            value: TabType.regular,
+                            label: Text('Regular'),
+                            icon: Icon(MdiIcons.tab),
+                          ),
+                          ButtonSegment(
+                            value: TabType.private,
+                            label: Text('Private'),
+                            icon: Icon(MdiIcons.tabUnselected),
+                          ),
+                        ],
+                        selected: {generalSettings.defaultIntentTabType},
+                        onSelectionChanged: (value) async {
+                          await ref
+                              .read(
+                                saveGeneralSettingsControllerProvider.notifier,
+                              )
+                              .save(
+                                (currentSettings) => currentSettings.copyWith
+                                    .defaultIntentTabType(value.first),
+                              );
+                        },
+                        style: switch (generalSettings.defaultIntentTabType) {
+                          TabType.regular => null,
+                          TabType.private => SegmentedButton.styleFrom(
+                            selectedBackgroundColor: const Color(0x648000D7),
+                          ),
+                          TabType.child => null,
+                        },
+                      ),
+                    ),
+                  ],
+                ),
+              ),
               const Padding(
                 padding: EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 16.0, vertical: 8),
                 child: Column(

app/lib/features/user/data/models/general_settings.dart

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import 'package:copy_with_extension/copy_with_extension.dart';
 import 'package:fast_equatable/fast_equatable.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:json_annotation/json_annotation.dart';
+import 'package:weblibre/core/routing/routes.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/search/domain/entities/abstract/i_search_suggestion_provider.dart';
 
 part 'general_settings.g.dart';
@@ -54,6 +55,8 @@ class GeneralSettings with FastEquatable {
   final bool createChildTabsOption;
   final bool showExtensionShortcut;
   final bool enableLocalAiFeatures;
+  final TabType defaultCreateTabType;
+  final TabType defaultIntentTabType;
 
   final bool proxyPrivateTabsTor;
 
@@ -68,6 +71,8 @@ class GeneralSettings with FastEquatable {
     required this.proxyPrivateTabsTor,
     required this.showExtensionShortcut,
     required this.enableLocalAiFeatures,
+    required this.defaultCreateTabType,
+    required this.defaultIntentTabType,
   });
 
   GeneralSettings.withDefaults({
@@ -81,6 +86,8 @@ class GeneralSettings with FastEquatable {
     bool? proxyPrivateTabsTor,
     bool? showExtensionShortcut,
     bool? enableLocalAiFeatures,
+    TabType? defaultCreateTabType,
+    TabType? defaultIntentTabType,
   }) : themeMode = themeMode ?? ThemeMode.dark,
        enableReadability = enableReadability ?? true,
        enforceReadability = enforceReadability ?? false,
@@ -90,7 +97,9 @@ class GeneralSettings with FastEquatable {
        createChildTabsOption = createChildTabsOption ?? false,
        proxyPrivateTabsTor = proxyPrivateTabsTor ?? false,
        showExtensionShortcut = showExtensionShortcut ?? false,
-       enableLocalAiFeatures = enableLocalAiFeatures ?? true;
+       enableLocalAiFeatures = enableLocalAiFeatures ?? true,
+       defaultCreateTabType = defaultCreateTabType ?? TabType.regular,
+       defaultIntentTabType = defaultIntentTabType ?? TabType.regular;
 
   factory GeneralSettings.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) =>
       _$GeneralSettingsFromJson(json);
@@ -107,7 +116,9 @@ class GeneralSettings with FastEquatable {
     defaultSearchSuggestionsProvider,
     createChildTabsOption,
     showExtensionShortcut,
-    proxyPrivateTabsTor,
     enableLocalAiFeatures,
+    defaultCreateTabType,
+    defaultIntentTabType,
+    proxyPrivateTabsTor,
   ];
 }

app/lib/features/user/data/models/general_settings.g.dart

@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ abstract class _$GeneralSettingsCWProxy {
 
   GeneralSettings enableLocalAiFeatures(bool enableLocalAiFeatures);
 
+  GeneralSettings defaultCreateTabType(TabType defaultCreateTabType);
+
+  GeneralSettings defaultIntentTabType(TabType defaultIntentTabType);
+
   /// This function **does support** nullification of nullable fields. All `null` values passed to `non-nullable` fields will be ignored. You can also use `GeneralSettings(...).copyWith.fieldName(...)` to override fields one at a time with nullification support.
   ///
   /// Usage
@@ -48,6 +52,8 @@ abstract class _$GeneralSettingsCWProxy {
     bool proxyPrivateTabsTor,
     bool showExtensionShortcut,
     bool enableLocalAiFeatures,
+    TabType defaultCreateTabType,
+    TabType defaultIntentTabType,
   });
 }
 
@@ -98,6 +104,14 @@ class _$GeneralSettingsCWProxyImpl implements _$GeneralSettingsCWProxy {
   GeneralSettings enableLocalAiFeatures(bool enableLocalAiFeatures) =>
       this(enableLocalAiFeatures: enableLocalAiFeatures);
 
+  @override
+  GeneralSettings defaultCreateTabType(TabType defaultCreateTabType) =>
+      this(defaultCreateTabType: defaultCreateTabType);
+
+  @override
+  GeneralSettings defaultIntentTabType(TabType defaultIntentTabType) =>
+      this(defaultIntentTabType: defaultIntentTabType);
+
   @override
   /// This function **does support** nullification of nullable fields. All `null` values passed to `non-nullable` fields will be ignored. You can also use `GeneralSettings(...).copyWith.fieldName(...)` to override fields one at a time with nullification support.
   ///
@@ -116,6 +130,8 @@ class _$GeneralSettingsCWProxyImpl implements _$GeneralSettingsCWProxy {
     Object? proxyPrivateTabsTor = const $CopyWithPlaceholder(),
     Object? showExtensionShortcut = const $CopyWithPlaceholder(),
     Object? enableLocalAiFeatures = const $CopyWithPlaceholder(),
+    Object? defaultCreateTabType = const $CopyWithPlaceholder(),
+    Object? defaultIntentTabType = const $CopyWithPlaceholder(),
   }) {
     return GeneralSettings(
       themeMode: themeMode == const $CopyWithPlaceholder()
@@ -164,6 +180,14 @@ class _$GeneralSettingsCWProxyImpl implements _$GeneralSettingsCWProxy {
           ? _value.enableLocalAiFeatures
           // ignore: cast_nullable_to_non_nullable
           : enableLocalAiFeatures as bool,
+      defaultCreateTabType: defaultCreateTabType == const $CopyWithPlaceholder()
+          ? _value.defaultCreateTabType
+          // ignore: cast_nullable_to_non_nullable
+          : defaultCreateTabType as TabType,
+      defaultIntentTabType: defaultIntentTabType == const $CopyWithPlaceholder()
+          ? _value.defaultIntentTabType
+          // ignore: cast_nullable_to_non_nullable
+          : defaultIntentTabType as TabType,
     );
   }
 }
@@ -196,6 +220,14 @@ GeneralSettings _$GeneralSettingsFromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) =>
       proxyPrivateTabsTor: json['proxyPrivateTabsTor'] as bool?,
       showExtensionShortcut: json['showExtensionShortcut'] as bool?,
       enableLocalAiFeatures: json['enableLocalAiFeatures'] as bool?,
+      defaultCreateTabType: $enumDecodeNullable(
+        _$TabTypeEnumMap,
+        json['defaultCreateTabType'],
+      ),
+      defaultIntentTabType: $enumDecodeNullable(
+        _$TabTypeEnumMap,
+        json['defaultIntentTabType'],
+      ),
     );
 
 Map<String, dynamic> _$GeneralSettingsToJson(GeneralSettings instance) =>
@@ -213,6 +245,8 @@ Map<String, dynamic> _$GeneralSettingsToJson(GeneralSettings instance) =>
       'createChildTabsOption': instance.createChildTabsOption,
       'showExtensionShortcut': instance.showExtensionShortcut,
       'enableLocalAiFeatures': instance.enableLocalAiFeatures,
+      'defaultCreateTabType': _$TabTypeEnumMap[instance.defaultCreateTabType]!,
+      'defaultIntentTabType': _$TabTypeEnumMap[instance.defaultIntentTabType]!,
       'proxyPrivateTabsTor': instance.proxyPrivateTabsTor,
     };
 
@@ -238,3 +272,9 @@ const _$SearchSuggestionProvidersEnumMap = {
   SearchSuggestionProviders.kagi: 'kagi',
   SearchSuggestionProviders.qwant: 'qwant',
 };
+
+const _$TabTypeEnumMap = {
+  TabType.regular: 'regular',
+  TabType.private: 'private',
+  TabType.child: 'child',
+};

app/lib/features/user/domain/repositories/general_settings.dart

@@ -83,6 +83,14 @@ class GeneralSettingsRepository extends _$GeneralSettingsRepository {
         DriftSqlType.bool,
         db.typeMapping,
       ),
+      'defaultCreateTabType': settings['defaultCreateTabType']?.readAs(
+        DriftSqlType.string,
+        db.typeMapping,
+      ),
+      'defaultIntentTabType': settings['defaultIntentTabType']?.readAs(
+        DriftSqlType.string,
+        db.typeMapping,
+      ),
     });
   }
 

app/lib/features/user/domain/repositories/general_settings.g.dart

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ part of 'general_settings.dart';
 // **************************************************************************
 
 String _$generalSettingsRepositoryHash() =>
-    r'b3c60b14cdfba7e0bcf4817addc8295b5281a9b5';
+    r'538e03e9eff8beefc0918614c86d8919224c3039';
 
 /// See also [GeneralSettingsRepository].
 @ProviderFor(GeneralSettingsRepository)

app/lib/features/web_feed/domain/services/feed_reader.g.dart

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ part of 'feed_reader.dart';
 // RiverpodGenerator
 // **************************************************************************
 
-String _$feedReaderHash() => r'301e01fa831c58723dc0ab118496f4fb34c38610';
+String _$feedReaderHash() => r'5d1ca364fe7ad702628a7f2bbd3e706876bc3111';
 
 /// See also [FeedReader].
 @ProviderFor(FeedReader)

app/lib/features/web_feed/presentation/screens/feed_article.dart

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import 'package:nullability/nullability.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/core/providers/format.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/core/routing/routes.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/domain/repositories/tab.dart';
+import 'package:weblibre/features/user/domain/repositories/general_settings.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/web_feed/data/models/feed_link.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/web_feed/domain/providers.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/web_feed/extensions/atom.dart';
@@ -193,9 +194,18 @@ class FeedArticleScreen extends HookConsumerWidget {
                       if (articleLink != null)
                         IconButton(
                           onPressed: () async {
+                            final isPrivate =
+                                ref
+                                    .read(generalSettingsRepositoryProvider)
+                                    .defaultCreateTabType ==
+                                TabType.private;
+
                             await ref
                                 .read(tabRepositoryProvider.notifier)
-                                .addTab(url: articleLink.uri);
+                                .addTab(
+                                  url: articleLink.uri,
+                                  private: isPrivate,
+                                );
 
                             if (context.mounted) {
                               BrowserRoute().go(context);
@@ -231,9 +241,15 @@ class FeedArticleScreen extends HookConsumerWidget {
                         onTapLink: (text, href, title) async {
                           if (href.mapNotNull(Uri.tryParse)
                               case final Uri url) {
+                            final isPrivate =
+                                ref
+                                    .read(generalSettingsRepositoryProvider)
+                                    .defaultCreateTabType ==
+                                TabType.private;
+
                             await ref
                                 .read(tabRepositoryProvider.notifier)
-                                .addTab(url: url);
+                                .addTab(url: url, private: isPrivate);
 
                             if (context.mounted) {
                               showTabOpenedMessage(